Local Attractions & Special Discounts for our Guests

Earning itself the reputation of Australia’s most haunted city, Ballarat has seen more than its share of blood, tears and misery from the hazards of the Gold Rush, the Eureka Stockade massacre to the many souls who discovered mortality in the towns 150 year history.

Tours depart every night, Wednesday to Sunday and bookings are essential. Mention you are staying at Bell Tower Inn to receive a 10% discount when you book.

Travelling with little ones and needing to burn off some energy after a long day in the car. Fun Bugs is an Indoor Playground for children up to age 6. There is a large-scale play structure for the bigger kids, small play structure for the toddlers and crawl area for babies.

Pick up a 2 for 1 voucher from reception before you go and let the kids run wild.

Open from 10am-4pm weekends, school holidays and public holidays, Kryal Castle is regularly voted one of the top attractions in Ballarat. Kids just love the fun and adventure of visiting a real castle where they can step back in time and watch and then practice their own jousting skills, have their faces painted, enjoy a live pantomime, learn the ancient art of archery and visit a torture chamber and climb the tower to watch the magic of spells being cast of unsuspecting visitors.

Enjoy some healthy family competition at Gold Rush Mini Golf, 4/9367 Western Highway, approx. 15 minutes drive from the hotel. Visitors have the choice of 2 x 18 hole mini golf courses. An outdoor course will take you back in time as you putt your way through an old Ballarat street scape, journey through a mine shaft and past a stream. The indoor course is slightly more scary and more suited to older children, venture past dinosaurs, through medieval castles and past Caribbean pirate hideouts. Open from 9am – 6pm Friday to Sunday.